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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample

From: Incidence of household catastrophic and impoverishing health expenditures among patients with Breast Cancer in Iran

Variables

Head of household

Patient

N = 138

Frequency (%)

Gender (female)

19 (13.77)

138 (100)

Mean of age (SD)

65.32 (13.40)

44.30 (11.73)

Education level

 Illiterate

34 (24.64)

45 (32.61)

 Elementary

31 (22.46)

33 (23.91)

 Middle school

10 (7.25)

14 (10.14)

 Higher school

40 (28.99)

35 (25.36)

 University

23 (16.67)

11 (7.97)

Marital status

 Single

4 (2.90)

14 (10.14)

 Married

120 (86.96)

108 (78.26)

 Divorced/Widowed

14 (10.14)

16 (11.60)

Having basic health insurance

 Yes

134 (97.10)

134 (97.10)

 No

4 (2.90)

4 (2.90)

Having complementary insurance

 Yes

37 (26.81)

36 (26.09)

 No

101 (73.19)

102 (73.91)

Mean of household dimension (SD)

3.89 (0.12)

Place of living

 Urban

84 (60.87)

 Rural

54 (39.13)